Funding Opportunities

The purpose of this notice is to solicit applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants. Funds for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 SS4A grant program are to be awarded on a competitive basis to support planning and demonstration activities, as well as projects and strategies to prevent death and serious injury on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians; bicyclists; public transportation, personal conveyance, and micro mobility users; motorists; and commercial vehicle operators.

Applicants must submit their applications via Valid Eval at https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2024_implementation/signup for Implementation Grant applicants, and https://usg.valideval.com/teams/usdot_ss4a_2024_planning_demo/signup for Planning and Demonstration Grants. Do not submit your applications through Grants.Gov.

Planning and Demonstration Grant applicants have three deadlines:

•Thursday, April 4, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

•Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

•Thursday, August 29, 2024, 5:00 PM (EDT)

Implementation Grant applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM (EDT) on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Late applications will not be accepted unless there is a technical issue directly caused by the online submission proposal system Valid Eval.

Qualifications: Rapid response is for urgent requests from new and returning grantees for projects including but not limited to events, direct actions, accessibility, mutual aid from 501c3 or fiscally sponsored organizations with Budgets below $150,000. Qualifications remain the same.

The Farm & Ranch Solid Waste Clean Up & Abatement Grant program offers financial support to address the cleanup & prevention of illegal dumping on properties designated for agricultural purposes, as defined in California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 17991(d). Each FY, there are 4 application cycles, & this is the fourth cycle. CalRecycle administers this program in accordance with Section 48100 of the Public Resources Code.

This program is designed to assist Native Hawaiian libraries in improving core library services for their communities. Reflecting IMLS’s agency-level goals of championing lifelong learning, strengthening community engagement, and advancing collections stewardship and access, the goals for this program are to:

Improve digital services to support needs for education, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy skills.
Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users.
Enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native Hawaiian culture and language.
Projects may involve, but are not limited to, activities such as educational programming for all ages; oral history collection and documentation; digital media and technology enhancements; institutional planning and policy development; professional training, internships, and mentorships; supporting and engaging with cultural practitioners and scholars; research and development of language and cultural material and tools; digitization and digital asset management, and refitting of library spaces for staff and public.

The Drachman Institute focuses on projects that speak directly to the goals of increasing equity, resilience, connection and belonging across the built environment.

Please see core Drachman Institute research, planning, design and outreach skills for an understanding of the Institute’s capacities for successful partnerships. Additionally, please see the Drachman Institute project pages for examples of past successful projects across the Institute’s capacities.

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, which provides funds in two distinct but related phases:

1. Planning grants: $250 million for states, U.S. territories, municipalities, air pollution control agencies, tribes, and groups thereof to develop plans to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs).6 The Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) is the first deliverable due under the CPRG planning grants.

2. Implementation grants: $4.6 billion for competitive grants to eligible applicants to implement GHG reduction programs, policies, projects, and measures (collectively referred to as “GHG reduction measures,” or “measures”) identified in a PCAP developed under a CPRG planning grant.

This program is designed to assist Native American tribes in improving core library services for their communities. Reflecting IMLS’s agency-level goals of championing lifelong learning, strengthening community engagement, and advancing collections stewardship and access, the goals for this program are to:

• Improve digital services to support needs for education, workforce development, economic and business development, health information, critical thinking skills, and digital literacy skills.
• Improve educational programs related to specific topics and content areas of interest to library patrons and community-based users.
• Enhance the preservation and revitalization of Native American cultures and languages.

The Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) Grant Program offers grant assistance to create and augment high-wage jobs, accelerate the formation of new businesses, support industry clusters and maximize the use of local productive assets in eligible low-income rural areas.

The National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partner Funding Program (NFSTS or Trail Stewardship Partner Grant Program) is a joint partnership between National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance (NWSA), the USDA Forest Service and on the ground trail stewardship groups across the nation. This funding program is broadly focused on engaging non-profit partners and volunteers in trail stewardship projects across all National Forest System Trails. To ensure broad representation and equitable distribution of funds from this program to support a variety of trail user groups, we collaborate with American Trails, American Hiking Society, Back Country Horsemen of America, the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), and the American Motorcyclist Association by inviting a representative from each group to participate equally in the selection of the projects we award with funding. The grants support organizations leading trail maintenance efforts in National Forests across the U.S.

The goal of the TAG program is to provide funds to eligible communities to become more involved and informed about Response Actions addressing the environmental challenges that these communities are faced with. Response Actions include activities performed to address a release or possible release of contamination at a property under DTSC oversight. TAG funds can be used to fund services provided by independent TAs,including Community Science projects under the general guidance of the TA, with the goal of effectively communicating technical information to communities and encouraging their involvement. Applicants may apply for, and DTSC may award, grants ranging from $40,000 to $150,000 to pay for a TA to carry out any of the following:

• Assist in the interpretation of information on the nature of the hazard or potential hazard of a release or potential release of a hazardous material at a Cleanup Site.
• Assist in the interpretation of information related to a Cleanup Site, including environmental statutes, policies, and guidance documents; as well as documents produced as part of a site investigation or any other type of Response Action for a release (or potential release), including the operation and maintenance of a Response Action.
• Communicate the regulatory process including site investigations, risk assessments, and cleanups, to the community.